When the Panthers selected Christian McCaffrey with the No. 8 overall pick in this year’s draft, coach Ron Rivera envisioned all the ways the former Valor Christian star could help one of the league’s most versatile quarterbacks.
“He’s going to take a lot of pressure off of (Cam Newton),” Rivera said. “I think doing some of the things that we want to do in terms of the matchups we can create with him – moving him around and watching how the defenses will react to him — it’s going to be a big thing that will really help our quarterback and help the rest of our offense.